his. The man couldn’t be calmed until the doctor cleared Drew, saying he wouldn’t lose the use of his eye.
Caden had stepped down from his Sentry duties. The way he had frozen tonight only served to let him know he wasn’t ready for the position. Maverick and Mark both tried to talk him out of it, but it had been very clear to him that he wasn’t Sentry material. Not yet. He still had more maturing to do. If he was a Sentry worth holding the title, he wouldn’t have gone off with the mates to prove he was one of them. He would have resisted the pressure.
“I can’t tell you enough how fucking scared I was when the other mates came crashing through the front door yelling about how you and Oliver were being held by a man with a shotgun.” Mark fisted his hands at his sides. Caden didn’t like the look in his mate’s eyes. Was Mark going to spank him but not in a good way? His nerves were tightly wound, fretting over what the man was going to do to him.
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“And, to top it all off, the mates come in all scratched up. Seems two tigers were clawing them up trying to get to you and Oliver. They were so shaken up, none of the warriors could calm them down. And the icing on the cake? The man was really a shifter, a rogue shifter that was sadistic enough to torture those poor humans before killing them. According to Lewis, it was a fucking random act. Do you know what could have happen to all of you?” Mark’s voice had deepened into a growling whisper. Caden had no excuse for what they did, so he just sat there quietly.
It was amazing that, in one week, Caden had gone from being a respected Sentry to being mated to a human who proclaimed he wasn’t gay. He had been treated as though he was a baby, and he damn near got killed twice. What the hell was next week going to be like? On second thought, scratch that. He didn’t want to know.
There really wasn’t much Caden could say. All he could do was sit there and take it. They already had one grey wolf among them, Jason, who had come to replace Jasper. Now Maverick would have to replace him, all because they went cow tipping. He didn’t even get to tip one over, either.
“Get ready for bed. I’m too angry for this right now.” Caden’s mouth went dry as Mark shed his clothes then crooked his finger. “Come here.” Caden crawled over to his mate, his heart racing out of control. The large cock between his mate’s legs was red and angry, engorged and throbbing. Caden licked his lips then looked up into Mark’s eyes. He wanted that huge cock between his lips.
“Strip.”
Caden’s legs slid over the end of the bed. With shaky hands, he removed his clothing. What was Mark going to do? He didn’t think a spanking was forthcoming. His mate was too angry for that.
He flinched when Mark grabbed his forearms, tossing him on the side of the bed, belly down. His knees were thrust up onto the mattress. Caden’s knees were pushed all the way up to his elbows, Mark’s Not Gay
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Chapter Five
“You’ve been a very naughty pup.” Mark ran his hands down Caden’s back then over his two tight and rounded mounds. Raising both hands, Mark let them fly. Smack, smack. The creamy white flesh reddened beautifully.
“I’m sorry,” Caden cried out, not with tears but with a voice that was begging for more. Mark’s senses came alive with that throaty cry.
“Not good enough. Twice now you’ve put yourself in harm’s way.” Smack.
Mark reached into the side drawer, his hands touching the things he had brought with him. He wondered if Caden would allow him to use them. A glance at his pup told him his mate was hot and ready for just about anything right now.
“Raise your hands above your head.” Mark walked around to the other side of the bed then ran his fingers over the soft flesh of his mate’s wrists before
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